Google Featured Snippet

"feature" where Google search results display an answer, more than just an excerpt, often with the source de-emphasized

https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/evolution-expansion-googles-featured-snippets.html

https://www.seobythesea.com/2015/09/when-google-started-answering-factual-queries/

Jan'2018: Danny Sullivan: A reintroduction to Google’s featured snippets: When we introduced featured snippets in January 2014, there were some concerns that they might cause publishers to lose traffic. What if someone learns all they need to know from the snippet and doesn’t visit the source site? It quickly became clear that featured snippets do indeed drive traffic. That’s why publishers share tips on how to increase the chances of becoming one, because they recognize being featured in this way is a traffic driver.